Kayak model, 3-hatch with bifid bow, wood frame, rawhide cover. Three human figures of wood wearing sealskin parkas and wooden hats carved from same piece as figure. Six fixtures including paddles and weapons, some with geometric pattern in red and black paint. Length of kayak 73 cm.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Kodiak district; Kodiak Island
Culture or time period:
Alutiiq
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1898
Materials:
Skin (collagenous material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Kayaks and Models (concepts)
Function:
1.4 Transportation and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
for sale or gift.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 73 centimeters
Comment:
References: cf. Collins, H.B. p. 54, fig 68 for Kodiak Is. 3-hatch kayak.